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Adherence 

The endless task of doing what you don't want to with a regular rhythm (taking meds) Failure to do so will end up with upset pharmacist chasing you down and sticking to you until you do
taking HIV drugs, failing to do it on time / do it at all, is a lack of adherence which will upset pharmacists
Adherence by the-point-of-it-all November 3, 2010
Related Words

abeerance 

1. When you arrive into a room just to grab a beer, and then exit making your appearance solely beer related.

2. Going to a social function primarily for the beer provided (e.g. "here for the beer")
1. *John walks into the room to get a beer* John: Don't mind me, I'm just making an abeerance

2. "Yeah I didn't really want to come to this party but I thought I'd make an abeerance."
abeerance by thedopecast March 30, 2015

apperance 

Observational apperance discusses previous reverence employing irreverent language use as means deliverance as cultural connotations make possible brotherhood underlying harmonies understood towards a greater good.
apperance by Hercolena Oliver June 17, 2010

Aimerance 

Aimerance
Aimerance by Aimerance November 21, 2021

Patient adherence 

Unintentional

Difficulty with label
Incorrect prescription
Forgetting
Feeling better

Peer pressure
Confusing instructions
Unaware of consequences
Complicated regimen

Intentional
religious beliefs
Taste of medication
Prefer other medicine

Don’t trust it
Careless

Side effects
Internet or claims from other people

You can improve a patient’s adherence by simplifying regimen characteristics which will make sure that it isn’t overly complicated and the patient won’t stop taking the medication because it’s instructions are confusing to them.

Imparting knowledge to the patient will allow the patient to understand and be aware of the consequences and might make them trust it more.

Modifying patient beliefs will target specific intentional reasons why the patient stops taking medication and provide the patient with a medication that tailors the unique needs for them..

Patient communication involves the patient's family and includes them for social support and understanding like helping younger or elderly patients take their medications in case they cannot do it by themselves.

You can help the patient to trust the medication more by changing the education and information to the patients level of understanding
Patient adherence is preventing the patient from taking their medication.
Patient adherence by Nairobi1994 November 2, 2020

Nerd neck 

A "human" that spends so much time playing video games that their posture is level nerd neck. Everytime anyone goes tryhard they hunch down and their neck gets longer there fore a nerd neck is always hunched down cause they're always going try hard. In other words a nerd neck is a try hard, since their neck is 100% longer than the average human being due to playing too many video games and taking them serious, nerd necks are not even considered human anymore but something more sad. Nerd necks are often found on fortnite, their natural habitat usually being tilted towers.
What a fucking nerd neck!

He is building so fast, nerd neck!

Looser more like a nerd neck ha!
Nerd neck by D Sandwich Maker February 5, 2019
Word of the Day on June 25, 2026